Hay Bale Fire

A Minnesota sheriff says a hay bale fire that took a little girl’s life appears to be a tragic accident. Firefighters found the body of Perri Heideman on her family’s farm last week. She was just 10 years old, and her death has devastated the small community of Adrian in southwestern Minnesota.

A 10-year-old girl has been found dead after a hay bale fire Thursday night in southwestern Minnesota. The fired happened at a farm west of Adrian, Minn., around 7 p.m. Once the fire was out, firefighters took apart the round hay bales and found Perry Heideman’s body lying among them.